Improvement in bag-holders



L. H. BRISTOL.

BAG-HOLDER'. No. 178,903., "Patented June 20,1876.

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En STATES PATEN QFFICE.

LEALAND H. BRISTOL, OF LAWRENCEVILLE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAG-HOLDERS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 178,903, dated .I une 20,1876; application filed December 4, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEALAND H. BRISTOL,

of Lawrenceville, St. Lawrence county, New

York, have invented a new and Improved Bag-Holder, ofwhich the followingis a speci-l iication:

The invention consists in combining a slidespout with a bench-strap andscrew, and also with a wedge-shaped rest, as hereinafter described.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved bag-holder. Fig. 2 is afront elevation.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

A is the inclined bench hinged at the lower end to the bagstand B, andnear the upper ends hinged to the legs C, to Which/"it is also connectedby the strap D, so that l.the height `-nlay be varied by taking up orletting out the strap. E is the spout at the upper end, under and overwhich the mouth of the bag is adjusted, and having hooks F,onwhich it isfastened, to hold the bag so that the grain shoveled into it will flowinto the bag. This spout is capable of shifting up and down the bench toelevate the mouth of the bag, and.

under the lower end of thespout is a Wedgeshaped rest, K, to graduatethe bag from the spout vdown to the bench.

.Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patv ent- -1. The sliding spout E,combined with bench A,strap G, and screw H, as and for the purpose set forth. l

2. The combination with sliding spout E,

of the wedge-shaped rest K, as and for the purpose specified.

` LEALAND H. BRISTOL. 'Witnesses:

J M. SHEPARD,

A. E. GHAFFEE.

